HARRY CURIEUX ADAMSON (1916-2012)EmperorGeese
signed "Harry Curieux Adamson" lower left
oil on canvas, 20 by 30 in.
Harry Adamson was one of the premier waterfowl painters of the last fifty years. Born in Seattle...
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HARRY CURIEUX ADAMSON (1916-2012)CloudCanyon - Mountain Enchantment
signed "Harry Curieux Adamson" lower left
oil on canvas, 22 by 34 in.
also titled "Geese and Mountains"
Harry Adamson was one of the premier...
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18TH C. MARTINUS HOUTTUYN BOOK, HOUTKUNDE.“Houtkunde, Behelzende de Afbeeldingen, van meest alle bekunde, In- en Uitlandische Houten...” or, “A Representation of Inland and Foreign Wood, as well as Trees as...
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PAUL BOUGH TRAVIS (AMERICAN, 1891-1975)AFRICAN WATERHO...Paul Bough Travis (American, 1891-1975) African Waterhole, 1956 Watercolor on paper Signed and dated lower edge 19 in. h. x 25 in. w., paper 22 in. h. x...
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FOURCROY: ELEMENTS OF NATURAL HISTORY,1788 AND 176 Rare books. Books 1-5: ELEMENTS OF NATURAL HISTORY AND OF CHEMISTRY, Being the Second Edition of The Elementary Lectures on those Sciences, First Published in...
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GROUP OF 10 FRAMED AND MATTED COLOREDLITHOGRAPHSGroup of 10 Framed and Matted Colored Lithographs, to include a set of 4 botanical lithographs Endicott, New York, from Natural History of New York; a set of 5...
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IMPORTANT AND RARE MARK CATESBY APPENDIX,FIRST EDITION...(British, 1679-1749)
Appendix to Volume II of The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and The Bahama Islands , 1747, complete with twenty (T.1-20), hand colored...
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IMPORTANT TAINO MARBLE DUHO / CEREMONIALSTOOLPre-Columbian, Caribbean area, perhaps Dominican Republic, Taino (Arawak) Indians, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. What a find! A magnificent marble ceremonial stool known as a...
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MARK CATESBY (BRITISH, 1679–1749),THREE PRINTS FROM THE NATURAL HISTORY OF CAROLINA, FLORIDA, AND THE BAHAMA ISLANDS To include a hand-colored engraving of the Anas Bahamensis (White-Cheeked Pintail), to also...
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GEORGE EDWARDS, (1694-1773, BRITISH),"HUMMING BIRDS," PLATE 36 FROM "A NATURAL HISTORY OF UNCOMMON BIRDS" (1743-1751), ETCHING WITH HAGeorge Edwards, (1694-1773, British) "Humming Birds," Plate 36 from "A Natural...
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RACHEL V. HARTLEY, NEW YORK (1884-1955),UNTITLED, 1932, OIL ON BOARD, 19 1/2"H X 23 1/4"W (SIGHT), 28"H X 31"W (FRAME).Rachel V. Hartley, New York, (1884-1955) untitled, 1932, oil on board Signed and dated lower...
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CHARLES SELIGER, NEW YORK (1926-2009),UNTITLED, 1948, INK ON PAPER, 6 1/2"H X 4 1/2"W (SIGHT), 12"H X 10 1/4"W (FRAME)Charles Seliger, New York, (1926-2009) Untitled, 1948, ink on paper Signed lower left,...
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GEORGE EDWARDS (BRITISH, 1694-1773)TWO ORNITHOLOGICAL STUDIES FROM THE NATURAL HISTORY OF UNCOMMON BIRDS COLOR ETCHING: 11 X 8 1/2...GEORGE EDWARDS, (BRITISH, 1694-1773) TWO ORNITHOLOGICAL STUDIES FROM THE...
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MOSES HARRIS (BRITISH, 1730-1788)MosesHarris (British, 1730-1788) , "Butterflies", Plates 7 and 12, 2 hand-colored engravings, from The Aurelian or Natural History of English Insects; Namely Moths and Butterflies,...
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GEORGE EDWARDS (BRITISH, 1694 - 1773),TWO HAND-COLORED BIRD ENGRAVINGS FROM "A NATURAL HISTORY OF UNCOMMON BIRDS" PUBLISHED IN LOND...George Edwards (British, 1694 - 1773), two hand-colored bird engravings from...
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MARK CATESBY (BRITISH, 1683-1749)MarkCatesby (British, 1683-1749), "The Parrot of Carolina", hand-colored etching, from Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands, sheet 12 1/2 in. x 18 1/2 in.,...
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MARK CATESBY (BRITISH, 1683-1749)MarkCatesby (British, 1683-1749) , "Rubecula Americana The Blew-Bird", hand-colored engraving, Plate 47, monogrammed in plate, from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida, and...
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AFTER WILLIAM HAYES (BRITISH, 1729-1799)AfterWilliam Hayes (British, 1729-1799) , "A Species of the Sparrow Hawk, Female", hand-colored engraving from A Natural History of British Birds, signed in plate, 16 3/4 in. x...
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ALEXANDER FRANCIS LYDON (BRITISH, 1836-1917)AlexanderFrancis Lydon (British, 1836-1917), "Eider Duck Egg & King Duck Egg", "Grey-Leg Goose Egg & Bean Goose Egg", "Red Breasted Merganser Egg & Goosander Egg" and "Little Bittern...
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SIX HAND COLORED BOTANICAL ENGRAVINGSAFTER EHRED Six botanical engravings with color on laid paper after Georg Dionysius Ehred (English 1708-1770), from "The Natural History of Barbados" by Georg Ehret and Griffith...
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Frohawk, Natural History of BritishButterflies, 1914, 2 volumes, folio, original blue cloth...
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18TH AND EARLY 19TH CENTURY LEATHERBOUND AMERICAN AND BRITISH BOOKS BOUND AMERICAN AND BRITISH BOOKS, [Miscellany] 11 titles, 15 volumes, including: Benjamin Trumbull. A Complete History of Connecticut......
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AFTER MARK CATESBY (BRITISH, 1683-1749)AfterMark Catesby (British, 1683-1749) , "Red Bellied Woodpecker and Hairy Woodpecker and the Black Oak", 1749, hand-colored engraving, engraved and published by Johann Michael...
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Morris, Rev. F.O. A Natural Historyof the Nests and Eggs of British Birds, Second Edition, 3 vols., 1875. 8vo., orig. cloth gilt (covers spotted) Coloured plates. With 7 others, natural history (12)/Provenance:...
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MOSES HARRIS, (3) ENGRAVINGS FROM THEAURELIAN Moses Harris (British, 1730-1785), (3) hand-colored engravings from The Aurelian, A Natural History of English Moths and Butterflies, plates XIII, XV, XXV, on watermarked...
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NATURAL HISTORY
A QUANTITY, INCLUDINGBewick, Thomas History of British Birds. 1797, vol. 1 only, contemporary tree calf gilt; Bewick, T. A General History of Quadrupeds. Newcastle, 1807, large paper copy, 5th...
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(23) NATURAL HISTORY BOOKS. LEATHERBOUND, GILTpage edges. Octavo. Published by W H Lizars, Donnel Highley, 32 Fleet St, Dublin, W. Curry. To include: Natural History of Goats by Sir William Jardine Bart, Edinburgh,...
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GEORGE PERRY (BRITISH, 19TH CENTURY)AFTER JOHN CLARKE (BRITISH, LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY) 15 ½" x 19 ¼" Set of 4 hand-colored aquatint engravings (Plates XLV, XIII, LVI, and VI) from "Conchology, or the...
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MOSES HARRIS (BRITISH, 1730 - 1787)12" x 9 ¼" plate size Two engravings: "Plate IV (The Pink Underwing)" and "Plate XVIII (Peppered moth, Biston betularia, and red underwing moth, Catocala nupta, on oak and...
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Common Heron by John Prideaux SelbySelby John Prideaux (English 1788-1867). Circa 1833 Hand-colored lithograph inscribed on plate PLATE II. u.r. COMMON HERON near center signed and dated on plate l.l.; 22...
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British School (Second Quarter 19thCentury) "Butterflies", suite of six hand-colored engravings, from Edward Donovan's Natural History of British Insects, London, sight 8-1/2" x 5-1/2". Glazed, matted and...
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3 vols. Illustrated Horticulture &Sentimental Natural History: Jekyll, Gertrude. Lilies for English Gardens. (London): George Newnes, Country Life, 1903. 2nd ed. 8vo, orig. gilt-lettered brown cloth; light...
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(BOTANY ENGLISH) HARRIS MOSES [Dedicationto the Dutchess of Richmond] Plate XX hand-colored engraving from The Aurelian a Natural History of English Insects (London 1840). Framed and matted. 13 x 10 inches....
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2 vols. Natural History - Color PlateBooks - English 19th-Century Imprints: Turton, William. Manual of The Land and Fresh Water Shells of The British Islands. London: Longman, Brown, et al., 1857. 8vo, contemp....
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Attributed to Edward Lear (English 1812-1888)"A Rocky Coastal Scene on the Adriatic" oil on canvas unsigned 25 1/2 in. x 40 in. framed. Provenance: Sold Sotheby's London April 10 1991 as lot 197. Note: Best...
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* (BOTANY ENGLISH) HARRIS MOSES A groupof five engravings with hand-coloring from The Aurelian a Natural History of English Insects. London: Bohn 1840. Size of largest 19 x 11 1/2 inches....
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